Tampa is a Gulf Coast Bay city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2000 was 303,447.

A port and resort on the western coast of Florida; pop. 303,447

a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico

Tampa may refer to several villages in Romania: * Tampa, a village in Bacia Commune, Hunedoara County * Tampa, a village in Miercurea Nirajului, Mures County * Tampa, a mountain in Brasov city.

Tampa, Florida, Skyline

Located on Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico on the west coast of Florida, Tampa is a major seaport, industrial area, and a vibrant center for commerce and finance. It also has much to offer the visitor: museums, theme parks, historic sites, and much more.

The Port of Tampa, one of the busiest in the United States, is the deepwater port closest to the Panama Canal. On my most recent visit to Tampa Karen and I were there to sail out of that port and the Panama Canal was one of our destinations.

I have made at least a half dozen visits to Tampa over the years, but will always remember the first - when I was a young teenager traveling with my family in the late 1950s. On that trip was the first time I ever saw the ocean, and also the first time I ever sighted a Bald Eagle, over Tampa Bay. In those days the city was known for its cigars and sponges. They still make cigars and gather sponges here, but today the economy is much more diversified and the modern skyline is still growing in this booming metropolis.